Gov. Gavin Newsom has in recent weeks repeatedly promised major action to combat global warming as record-breaking wildfires have punished the state…
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It’s been four years since safe drinking water flowed from the tap at Jovita Torres-Romo’s home…
Leading 40 million residents through a brutal stretch of disease, death, wildfires and financial ruin, to Governor Gavin Newsom, the source of California’s summer of distress is obviously manmade…
A trio of California lawmakers plans to introduce a bill to ban the controversial fossil fuel drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in an effort to expand the state’s fight against climate change…
A coalition of environmental groups on Thursday asked the California Public Utilities Commission to change a pair of renewable energy programs that benefit bioenergy generators to ensure they don’t make climate change worse….
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who loves to promote himself as an environmental visionary, was all over the news today for his announcement that the state will ban gas-powered cars by 2035…
By the year 2035 all new passenger cars and trucks sold in California will not be allowed to emit fumes that warm the atmosphere…
By the year 2035 all new passenger cars and trucks sold in California will not be allowed to emit fumes that warm the atmosphere. That’s thanks to an executive order from Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday…
In late August, Consumer Reports magazine (CR) issued a report titled, “Stop Eating Pesticides,” which offers consumers a rating system CR developed and employed to help them “get the health benefits from fruits and vegetables while minimizing [the] risk from toxic chemicals…
Environmental groups publish full page ads in major newspapers outlining key climate actions as state grapples with unprecedented wildfires…